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 Translation for 'fog of war' from English to French
mil.
brouillard {m} de la guerre
fog of war
Partial Matches
météo.
mer {f} de brouillard
sea of fog
météo.
manteau {m} de brouillard
blanket of fog
mil.pol.
guerre {f} d'agression
war of aggression
hist.mil.pol.
guerre {f} de succession
war of succession
mil.
guerre {f} de harcèlement
war of harassment
mil.
trophée {m} de guerre
spoils of war
mil.
guerre {f} d'extermination
war of extermination
sort {m} des armesfortunes {pl} of war
sport
tir {m} à la corde
tug of war
mil.occup.pol.
ministre {m} de la guerre
Minister of War
pol.
acte {m} de guerre
act of war
oriflamme {f}banner of war
mil.pol.
art {m} de la guerre
art of war
mil.pol.
jeu {m} de la guerre
game of war
pol.
état {f} de guerre
state of war
pol.
belligérance {f}
state of war
mil.pol.
conseil {m} de guerre
council of war
mil.
zone {f} de guerre
theater of war [Am.]
mil.pol.
prisonnier {m} de guerre
prisoner of war <POW>
mil.
zone {f} de combats
theatre of war [Br.]
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Usage Examples English
  • In the documentary film "The Fog of War", then-US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara concedes the attack during the second incident did not happen, though he says that he and President Johnson believed it did so at the time.
  • "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S.
  • "Fantasy Warlord" featured some unusual game mechanics such as simultaneous movement, an original command and control system (units are organised into brigades commanded by characters) and fog of war rules.
  • The game world is separated into area maps—obscured by fog of war—that are revealed as the area is explored.
  • The commonly articulated reasons included: a belief that the UN process (including Hans Blix's inspections) should be allowed to reach its natural conclusion, an aversion to America's neo-con bellicosity, a belief that the threat posed by Iraq was being exaggerated, a preference for multilateralism, a belief that war might just "serve as a recruiting sergeant for Al-Qaida", and fear of the "fog of war" i.e.

  • The game simulates fog of war by blacking out unexplored areas on the maps and representing unseen Genestealers as blips, unveiling them as Marines come within sight.
  • In video games, cheating can take the form of secret access codes in single-player games (such as the Konami code) which unlock a bonus for the player when entered, hacks and exploits which give players an unfair advantage in online multiplayer games and single-player modes, or unfair collusion between players in online games (such as a player who spectates a match, removing limitations such as "fog of war", and reports on enemy positions to game partners).
  • In the field of military history, historians sometimes use what is known as the "fog of war technique" in hopes of avoiding the historian's fallacy.
  • The fog of war is easy to simulate in a computer wargame, as a virtual environment is free of the physical constraints of a tabletop game. The computer itself can serve as the referee.
  • Military leaders must be capable to make decisions under time pressure with incomplete information since in his opinion "three quarters of the things on which action is built in war" are concealed and distorted by the "fog of war".

  • The fog of war (...) is the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations.
  • The nature of warfare provides several factors which exacerbate these effects; the fog of war means that information about the enemy forces is often limited or inaccurate, making it easy for the intelligence process to interpret the information to agree with existing assumptions, or to fit it to their own preconceptions and expectations.
  • Additional variations on ASL include Deluxe ASL (DASL), which was a short-lived experiment in fusing miniature wargaming with ASL; Historical ASL (HASL), which used historically accurate maps, usually in a campaign setting where the outcome of one scenario affected the setup of following scenarios; Solitaire ASL (SASL) with many rules changes for fog of war and command to enhance solitaire play; and the ASL Starter Kits (ASLSK), a series of stand-alone introductory kits.
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